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We haven’t heard much about nuclear power recently. Is anyone still building nuclear power plants?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:29
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We hear a lot these days about “smart meters.” Just how smart are they?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:30
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If the power goes out in a city, traffic lights stop working and traffic quickly snarls. Is there any way to avoid that?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:29
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Are we doing better today than on the first Earth Day 45 years ago?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:29
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My friend in New England heats her house with a renewable fuel - wood. Should we all be doing that?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:29
Caption: Harrison Dillon
What's it like to see an idea grow into something bigger than you ever imagined? This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise sits down with entre...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill continues discussion of the global water crisis. This week he talks about water audits conduc...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
Caption: Amanda Eaken
We’ve all deliberated ad nauseum about which road to take to avoid traffic. Today’s discussions about transportation choices are more about the mod...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Caroline Cox
The potential damage posed by hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” to ground water, its contribution to earthquake risk, and overall deceptive pract...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will discuss the shift away from oil dominance and will attribute it to a number of factors, ...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 05:37
Caption: Boats cluster together in a Moroccan port., Credit: Mike Markovina | Marine Photobank
As the world population has grown, the demand for food has increased, technologies for more efficient harvest have evolved, and our natural systems...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:46
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The foods we put on our plates have ripple effects way beyond our personal health. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda He...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Remember the toxic red sludge chemical disaster, 2010, in Hungary? This photo shows a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina factory near Ajka, Hungary, 2006., Credit: EPA | Sandor H. Szabo
Toxic chemicals released into watersheds and waterways remain a persistent problem despite the sounding of alarms, which for decades have railed ag...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
Caption: Climate Cartoons by Joel Pett, Credit: Joel Pett
At a recent conference and planning workshop sponsored by the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, participants took part in a clim...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: New U.S. -China Carbon Targets Fall Short of Reductions Needed to Avert C...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Brent Constantz
Did you know that the production of cement is responsible for 5% of the carbon dioxide emissions on the planet? Our guest today on Sea Change Radio...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue that the energy industry has transformed the American landscape and cannot be tru...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 05:18
Caption: David Rose
Those who are shaping the future have a pretty good idea of how it is going to look. One of those is David Rose. He’s an award winning entrepreneur...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The distribution of fresh water to meet growth and increased demand has historically relied on massive planning structures. The impacts of climate ...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
Caption: James West
Last week on Sea Change Radio, we learned about the new shale gas boom in China. This week, in the second part of my discussion with Jaeah Lee and ...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Paul Minett
Nobody hitchhikes anymore. Back in the 1980s getting a ride with a stranger became decidedly un-trendy. Rugged individualism was in and ridesharing...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:40
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Clean air is as valuable as clean water: both are essential requirements for human health and survival. Statistics and data on emissions from burni...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
Caption: Port Royal, Jamaica. A city which succumbed to the sea after a quake and tsunami in 1692. , Credit: bohemianwords.wordpress.com via GreenBuzz.com
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the various cycles and circles on the planet that orchestrate every aspect of o...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill uses lyrics composed by a 20th century musical legend to reflect upon the challenges we face...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
Caption: Jonathan Trent
When life gives you lemons they say to make lemonade. And what if life gives you sewage released into an enclosed bay, what can you make? Certainly...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1